Vaginectomy
noun, plural vaginectomies. Surgery.
1.
excision of part or all of the vagina.
noun (pl) -mies
1.
surgical removal of all or part of the vagina
2.
surgical removal of part of the serous sheath surrounding the testis and epididymis
vaginectomy vag·i·nec·to·my (vāj’ə-něk’tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of the vagina. Also called colpectomy.
Surgical removal of the serous membrane covering the testis and epididymus.
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- Vaginitis
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- Vagino-
1. a combining form representing vagina, in compound words: vaginotomy. vagino- or vagin- pref. Vagina; vaginal: vaginitis.
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